Question

A scientist suggests keeping indoor air relatively clean as follows: provide 2 or 3 pots of flowers for every 100 square feet of floor space under a ceiling of 8 ft. If your classroom has an 8 ft ceiling and measures 35 ft by 40 ft, how many pots should it have?

Answer 1

First we calculate classroom surface:
35*40=1400 square ft
we know that for every 100 square ft 2 or 3 pots can be put
so 1400/100=14
14*2=28
14*3=42
we need 28 or 42 pots